Basic Keelboat / Sailing Fundamentals 5-Day

June 8 @ 9:00 am - 4:30 pm

The Basic Keelboat course is the most comprehensive learn to sail course there is.

We start the keelboat course on board the boat introducing you to the basic boat parts and how to rig the sails. Next, we’ll help you develop wind awareness and its relationship to the boat. You will get underway without using a motor and move into basic maneuvering drills including tacking, gybing, and points of sail.

Classroom presentations include:

Sail Trim and Balance, Principles of Seamanship and Fundamentals of Navigation. You will complete this class with the skills and confidence to competently skipper or crew a small to medium size keelboat in protected waters in light to moderate wind and waves and the US Sailing Basic Keelboat certification is awarded at the end of the course.

US Sailing Basic Keelboat, J World Annapolis certificate of completion.

General Standard

The Basic Keelboat 5-Day graduate will have successfully demonstrated the ability to responsibly skipper and crew a simple daysailing keelboat in familiar waters in light to moderate wind and sea conditions.

EquipmentThe course and examinations will be conducted on high our high performing J/80’s, a 26’ daysailing sloop-rigged keelboat with tiller steering and with adequate equipment inventory to complete all required certification outcomes.

PrerequisiteThere is no prerequisite for Basic Keelboat Certification or the 5-Day course.

Certification RequirementsCertification requires the successful completion of the following knowledge and skill requirements. These requirements are expected to be able to be performed safely with confident command of the boat in familiar waters with a wind range of 5 to 15 knots. The certified candidate will be able to skipper a tiller steered keelboat up to 27 feet in length.